Losing a loved one or a pet is a difficult part of anyone’s life. And often, we don’t have the mind for being creative when it comes to planning a funeral. However, they can be one of the last occasions for celebrating someone’s life and paying tribute to them. So it’s worth putting the effort in to this key step, if you can. Here are 20 completely unique services, the likes of which you are sure never to have seen in your life!
1/ A pure white Star Wars themed funeral
With the undertakers dressed as stormtroopers! A beautiful tribute that these parents wanted to pay to their child after he passed away.
2/ Well orchestrated choreography
Regardless of the weight of the coffin, which can’t have made it easy, these young men from Ghana didn’t flinch at the challenge of paying their last respects to their good friend.
3/ A superhero funeral
The friends of this young man pulled out all the stops to pay their respects.
4/ A church decked out for the occasion
For her grandmother’s funeral, this woman had the idea of placing the 100 quilts she had sewn throughout her life on the church benches. A lovely tribute.
5/ A guard of honour using hockey sticks
A departed hockey player, who lives on in the hearts of the team.
6/ Darth Vader leads the hearse
A funeral procession following Darth Vader is a unique touch of class!
7/ A procession of motorbikes
A tribute to policemen who have died.
8/ A Scottish funeral
In the Scottish countryside, they don’t do funerals by half!
9/ A beautiful tribute to their dead dog
10/ Scottish irony
Sometimes a sense of humour can get us through the toughest of times.
11/ A perfectly executed Haka
Students in a school in New Zealand pay homage to their teacher, by staging an emotional Haka.
12/ Honk for Grandma!
A funeral that finishes on a humorous note. A last laugh can sometimes be just what is needed!
13/ Patriotism
A patriotic tribute to a firewoman, who lost her life saving the lives of others.
14/ A runner’s funeral
A runner who died is accompanied to the graveyard by the entire athletics team.
15/ Disney princesses to brighten up a sad day
The death of a 9 year old little girl could only have been accompanied by her favourite princesses, who are watching over her.
16/ Animals in mourning
Incredible but true: these stray dogs unexpectedly showed up at the funeral of a woman who had spent her life feeding them.
17/ A collection of canoes
A funeral not on land, but on water. Beautiful views from the sky.
18/ A Viking funeral
A woman decided to realise her father’s dreams, who always wanted to be buried on a Viking ship. She had the boat made especially for the occasion. His ashes were dispersed inside the boat, which was then set to sea.
19/ Procession of police cars
Following the deaths of several American policemen, who died in the line of service.
20/ A princess funeral
All in white, and why not, after all?
